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NHS Trust invites local people in Barnsley to stand for election
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, which provides a range of community, mental health and learning disability services to people in Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, is inviting people to make a difference to their local NHS services and stand in their upcoming …
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Library dedication in memory of Noreen Young, former Director of Nursing, Clinical Governance and Safety
The Trust has held a special event to remember its former director of nursing Noreen Young, who passed away in March 2013. Noreen Young had worked in the NHS for over 30 years. Noreen went on to progress through the different levels of nursing and …
Gain an insight into learning disabilities
Local people in Barnsley are invited to attend a free educational talk aimed at giving a professional insight into learning disabilities. South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, which provides community, mental health and learning disability services in Wakefield, Barnsley, Calderdale and Kirklees, is …
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Former director honoured with library dedication
A former director at the Trust whose passion for knowledge inspired many people has been honoured with the dedication of a library in her memory. The library, resource and information centre at Fieldhead in Wakefield has been dedicated to Noreen Young, former director of nursing, …
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People with learning disabilities invited to special ‘cook and bake’ event
Local people with learning disabilities and their families are invited to a special event on Thursday 27th February to explore how an innovative series of cook books could help them to cook. The Cook and Eat cook books were created by South West Yorkshire Partnership …
Making every contact count in Calderdale
The Trust is offering front line staff in Calderdale the chance to ‘make every contact count’ with a number of free training sessions. The ‘Making Every Contact Count – Healthy Chats’ sessions will be held at Dean Clough, F Mill in Halifax throughout February and …
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Volunteers create ‘Pathway to Health’
Service users from Pathways Day Services in Kirklees are teaming up with a host of local organisations to create a three mile ‘wellbeing walk’ in Almondbury. The project, known as ‘Pathways to Health’, will see organisations such as the Tolson Museum, library service and Public …
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Wakefield residents are wired for wellbeing
Service users in Wakefield will see their artwork on display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park as part of a project partially funded by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s Creative Minds initiative. The Wired for Wellbeing project, led by arts–based organisation Faceless, encouraged …
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Grandmother pledges Macmillan support following Trust help
A Macmillan nurse working for the Trust has been described as an ‘angel’ by a grandmother fighting lung cancer. Macmillan nurse Lisa McKinlay began offering support to Joan Reynolds, 73, from Barnsley, after a cancerous tumour was found growing in her lungs. Joan is now …
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Pharmacies in Calderdale providing free & confidential advice
The Calderdale Health Improvement team, which is part of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, are supporting local pharmacies in Calderdale to promote a sexual health campaign, raising awareness of the importance of safe sex and the help available to local people. During …
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